After leaving the Dipper Department, Ao Tu went to Tushita Palace in the Heaven of Parting Hatred to pay his respects to Taishang Laojun.
Taishang Laojun already knew Ao Tu was coming and had Gold Horn and Silver Horn wait outside to lead him in.
Once again, Ao Tu explained his circumstances and sought Lord Lao's advice.
Taishang Laojun smiled. "All this is merely the principle of nature. There is no need to worry. Follow nature, and you can attain the Dao."
Ao Tu asked, "What exactly does it mean to follow nature?"
Taishang Laojun said, "Do what you would do, without concern."
Ao Tu heard this and did not know what to say.
Do what you would do, without concern.
These words were far too simple. They meant that he should do whatever he ought to do, without any worries.
If he followed that advice, what he actually wanted to do now was go to the Netherworld and rescue the dragon soul of his father, the Jing River Dragon King.
They were father and son. Was it not only right that he should save his own father?
But the problem was that Patriarch Styx was right beside the Netherworld. There was clearly still a considerable gap between their current strengths. Going there would be no different from going to his death.
Going to his death would clearly run counter to the principle of nature.
A sage's words seemed simple, but truly comprehending them was no easy matter.
Still, after thinking carefully, Ao Tu roughly discerned how Taishang Laojun's and Yuanshi Tianzun's views on this matter differed from those of the other great wielders of Supernatural Abilities.
In Taishang Laojun's and Yuanshi Tianzun's eyes, those great wielders of Supernatural Abilities obstructing his Dao seemed to be a manifestation of the